Rubas (Russian: Рубас) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative centre of Rubassky Selsoviet, Derbentsky District, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. The population was 3,099 as of 2010.[2] There are 44 streets.[3]

Rubas
Рубас
Rubas is located in Republic of Dagestan
Rubas
Rubas
Rubas is located in Russia
Rubas
Rubas
Coordinates: 41°53′N 48°19′E / 41.883°N 48.317°E / 41.883; 48.317[1]
CountryRussia
RegionRepublic of Dagestan
DistrictDerbentsky District
Time zoneUTC+3:00

Geography

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Rubas is located 19 km south of Derbent (the district's administrative centre) by road. Aglobi and Kommuna are the nearest rural localities.[4]

History

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Former Mountain Jewish village.[5] At the beginning of the 20th century, it was inhabited by settlers from the Poltava province.[6]

In 1966, after an earthquake, residents of the village of Chulak, Khivsky region, were resettled to the village of Rubas. In 1972, the village of Khoshmenzil was included in the village.[7]

Nationalities

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Tabasarans, Azerbaijanis, Lezgins and Aghuls live there.

References

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